Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-29
FAT PEOPLE AND LEAN.

FAT PEOPLE AND LEAN.
natter q cc,sider.ble Interest and some
advice to Both o( Them.
Lord Byron was an exception to the
general desire to become fat. 1t is
generally considered that he injured
his health from his great fear of
corpulency. DR.. Polidori. his physi-
clan. says he would refrain from food
for days. and then appease his hunger
with wafer and glass of brandy.
Fat is of great use in the human
body in moderate amount in which
case it is generally considered sign
of good health. 1t forms one-twenticth
of the weight of q man and ones; K
teenth of that of woman. According
to Dr. Hutchinson. man five feet
seven inches in height may properly
weigh 14S pounds; six feet in height.
178 pounds. Fat serves to protect the
body from external violence. by uni
form diffusion of pressure through the
entire adipose tissue; it pro-
organs. as the heart and the eye
ball; even in cases of very great cma-
citation it always remains around these
organs. motion beirg very essential to
the proper performance of their func-
lions. Fat also keeps up the heat of
the body. on account of its imperfect
conducting power We have a marked
instance of this in the whale and seals,
animals exposed to very low tempera-
lures.
The first few days after birth the
human infant loses in weight consider
ably, and, were there not a store-house
of fat provided. would certainly die.
EAT and stupidity" says Lord Ches-
terfield. ''are looked upon rs such in
separable companions that they are
used as synonymous terms" Edmund
Burke. speaking of the French revolu-
ton. says that "fat. stupidity. ir-
religion and avarice arise from one
common cause" And yet David Hume.
the historian, Edward Gibbon. author
of the decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire" and Napoleon the First grew
fat; the first two whilst performing
great intellectual labors; the last, al
though under the influence, during
most of his life. of one of the passions
one would think the least inclined to
obesity Cullen considers
obesity disease when it renders per-
sons. from difficult respiration. un-
easy in themselves. and. from inability
of exercise. unfit for discharging the
duties of life to others. The sy mptoms
Of cOrpulence are easily recognized.
the more prominent being difficulty in
breathing. inability to walk any great
distance, difficulty in ascending
stairway, often tendency to palpita-
tons. tendency to vertigo. dyspeptic
troubles. In fat persons the bony
framework is not so large as in those
who are thin; they have generally
small hands and feet. The bony skele-
ton has. therefore. very little to do
with the weight in these cases; it is
due to the adipose tissue.
No doubt some noted characters of
history, although somewhat corpulent,
owed their large size to great muscu-
lar development, as we'll as large,
bony framework. We may cite as in
stances Marius the Roman Consul,
William the ConquerOr and John
Sobieski
Our fat friends must follow the adj
vice given by Abernethy 10 one of his
noble patients: your Lordsbip must
do as the famous Duke of Wellington
did on 4 well-known occasion-cut off
the supplies. and the enemy will leave
the citadel;' they must take the sort
of food that will produce the least
amount of fat. but will give strength;
they should, therefore, take more of
heterogeneous and less of carbonaceous
food. OF the five different sorts of an
imal fOod-beef. veal, mutton. lamb
and pork-the first is the least, and
pork the most heat-producing. The
latter, therefore. should not be eaten.
AS there are more lean people in the
world than fat people, a worl of advice
to the former might not be out of
place. They must sleep all they can;
keep early hours for retiring; lie down
in the middle of the day; drink great
deal of water; eat heartily, especially
of farinaceous food; take plenty of ex-
crcise. but in moderation. Be cheer
full Sterne says that ''every time
man laughs, he adds something to his
life." And according to Solomon: "A
merry heart doeth good like a medi-
cine; but broken spirit drieth the
bones. "-P0pular Science NcWs.
A ROMANTIC STORY.